Hurricane Gil continues to churn far out in the eastern Pacific
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN, AUG 1 – Hurricane Gil reached sustained winds of 75 mph amid an unusually active eastern Pacific season with multiple tropical disturbances under close watch by forecasters.
- On August 2, 2025, Hurricane Gil is active in the eastern Pacific Ocean, while Tropical Storm Iona has been downgraded to a tropical depression, with no land threat.
- Forecasters note that the eastern Pacific Ocean is in a busy period for storms, with Gil’s tail disturbance having medium chances by the weekend and high chances next week.
- Data shows Gil is around 1,100 miles southwest of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula with 75 mph winds, moving west-northwest at about 20 mph.
- Hawaii officials issued fire warnings as seas churned, with gusts of 35 to 40 mph on Oahu and Kauai and humidity dipping to 35–45%.
- Forecasters also monitor two emerging systems: one southwest of Mexico with a high chance of development within the next seven days and the other’s chances increasing toward mid-next week.
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Gil weakens to tropical storm, not expected to reach land
Tropical Storm Gil continued to hold steady as it went across the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, Aug. 2. While it became a hurricane the day before, Gil was later downgraded back to a tropical storm. As of Saturday afternoon, Gil was about 1,355 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California, according to the National Hurricane Center. Gil is forecast to weaken as it moves over "cooler waters" in the next several days, and is not expected to make…
Mexico City, 2 Aug (EFE).- Hurricane Gil, which intensified to category 1 on Friday, degraded this Saturday morning to a tropical storm, and moves away from the coasts of the Mexican Pacific, without posing danger, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN). “Gil has weakened to a tropical storm. Due to its distance and trajectory, it does not represent danger to Mexico,” said the agency dependent on the National Water Commission (Co…

Hurricane Gil continues to churn far out in the eastern Pacific
Hurricane Gil is churning in the eastern Pacific Ocean but isn't expected to threaten land. Forecasters say the storm is likely to weaken rapidly over the weekend.
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